text: After a spectacular first act, the Large Hadron Collider is taking an intermission break, having shut down on Feb. 11 for two years of construction and upgrades. The list of important things that the LHC found in its initial run can be summed up in one word: Higgs. Though scientists remain a bit coy about calling the particle they found in July 2012 the Higgs boson (more data is needed to conclusively prove this) it is something that looks like the Higgs, acts like the Higgs, and was found where the Higgs was expected. Given that this long-sought boson is all but officially discovered, it can take its place as the final piece in the puzzle of physicists' Standard Model — the established theory explaining the interactions of all known particles and forces. While finding the Higgs has been a triumph concluding one generation of physicists' wildest dreams, scientists can rightfully said to be a little disappointed. That's because the LHC was not built just to hunt down one particular boson. It was meant to uncover a host of new subatomic particles and exotic phenomena. In this gallery, we will take a look at some of these hoped-for events and what they might have meant for science had they been found. If the Higgs is all that the LHC discovers "it could be a huge disaster," said theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss of Arizona State University. Getting a look at the Higgs was supposed to give scientists a glimpse of physics beyond the Standard Model, which has problems and holes that prevent it from being the final theory of everything. But the Higgs has been stubbornly normal, more or less what was expected from Standard Model predictions with barely a hint of anything revolutionary. "All the important question remain unknown and we're waiting for some new information about the Standard Model and which direction to go," said Krauss. In particular, physicists had by now hoped to see some evidence of a theory known as supersymmetry, which predicts the existence of an almost identical but heavier partner to every known subatomic particle. Supersymmetry elegantly solves many of the Standard Model's problems but, as yet, there has been no real verification of its mechanisms and physicists are beginning to lose faith in the idea that actually exists. But the possibility of seeing either supersymmetry or other new physics is not yet completely out of the question. When the LHC comes back online in December 2014, it will be colliding protons at twice the energy that it has so far achieved. This will allow scientists to probe higher and higher energy ranges and potentially see the particles and other forces that didn't turn up during this initial run. "Experimenters are clever and careful," said physicist Martin Perl, who shared the Nobel Prize in 1995 for discovering the tau particle. "There's a lot more to discover but we'll have to wait and see." Image: A technician welding inside the beam tube at the Large Hadron Collider. CERNTwo Higgses Back in July, the only thing that might have been better than finding one Higgs was to have seen two Higgs bosons. The two Higgses — actually the Higgs boson and its supersymmetric partner — would have been an even more monumental discovery, since it would have found the long-sought boson and confirmed the existence of supersymmetry. There was some evidence in December that the Higgs search at one of the LHC's experiments, ATLAS, was showing two slightly different peaks, leading some to speculate about two potential particles. But most physicists consider this a passing statistical fluke that will disappear with further data. If supersymmetry is correct, scientists will eventually see another Higgs-type particle when they probe higher energies — it will just be a much heavier partner to the Higgs seen in July. In the meantime, physicists will pick over every single detail of the Higgs to see if it differs from what the Standard Model predicts and could lead to interesting new physics. Image: The detection of the Higgs boson in July was very exciting. It could have been more exciting with two new particles. "An update of combined measurements of the new Higgs-like boson with high mass resolution channels," ATLAS team, December 2012Supersymmetric Superpartners It was hoped that by now physicists would have seen the lightest sorts of particles that could confirm supersymmetry. The Standard Model already has plenty of subatomic particles within it, like the well-known electrons and neutrinos. Supersymmetry would give each of these particles a partner with almost identical properties but a heavier mass. Since there are many different supersymmetric theories, no one knows exactly what the mass of any of these partners might be. Had the LHC found one, it would have put constraints on theoretical models and perhaps given scientists hints of where to look next for more evidence of supersymmetry. Given that none have been seen, the supersymmetric partners must be much heavier than initially thought, which has forced physicist to include ugly workarounds that have dampened some of the theory's appeal. There is still a chance that some of these particles will show up during the LHC's next run. If they don't and supersymmetry is finished, it will drive physics into a crisis over how to explain the discrepancies of the Standard Model. Image: Simulated particle events that would indicate the existence of supersymmetry. CMS experimentDark Matter Part of supersymmetry's appeal is that it contains so many new particles. Perhaps one of them might have the right properties to explain dark matter — an as-yet-unknown substance that makes up more than 80 percent of all matter in the universe. Astronomers have ample evidence of its existence, and have shown that it interacts gravitationally with ordinary matter, but have no real idea what exactly it might be. The leading candidate for dark matter is a supersymmetric partner to the neutrino called the neutralino. This particle would be much heavier than the neutrino but would fly through ordinary matter as easily as a bullet through thick fog. There are currently many searches underway to directly detect such particles, watching a large mass of atoms until one of them gets hit, but it's possible that the LHC could have produced one by now. No neutralinos have been seen at the LHC but scientists are not too worried. Dark matter exists and it will only be a matter of time before we are able to see it in a laboratory. Image: The Bullet Cluster, where two galaxy clusters are crashing into one another, provides excellent evidence of dark matter. X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/M.Markevitch et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al.; Lensing Map: NASA/STScI; ESO WFI; Magellan/U.Arizona/D.Clowe et al.New Forces and Generations According to the Standard Model, subatomic particles are arranged in three groupings known as generations, with each generation heavier than the last. Electrons, for instance, belong to the lightest generation of particles but interact similarly to the heavier muons and tau particles, which belong to the second and third generation, respectively. But why are there only three generations? Scientists have never seen any evidence for higher generation particles but that doesn't necessarily mean they don't exist. Though unlikely, it was possible that the LHC could have uncovered evidence for a fourth generation, perhaps by finding a new type of never-before-seen neutrino. The best evidence against this was the discovery of the Higgs boson. If there were higher-generation particles, they would have interacted with the Higgs and modified its properties from what scientists saw in July. Similarly, there are four fundamental forces in the universe: the electromagnetic, strong, weak, and force of gravity. No other forces have ever been detected but they could still be out there. Some slight evidence suggests that dark matter may interact with itself via fundamental forces that ordinary matter lacks. Such "dark forces" could explain certain phenomena seen in small galaxies. If the LHC had seen either supersymmetric particles or dark matter, it might have also glimpsed some new and very different force of nature. Image: The three generations of matter get heavier from left to right. The four fundamental force-carrying particles are at the farthest right. MissMJ/WikimediaMore Exotic Phenomena There was a very slim chance that the LHC could have completely surprised everyone and seen evidence for some extremely weird and exotic phenomena. This could have included new dimensions posited by string theory or something helping to explain the nature of dark energy, the mysterious force causing an accelerated expansion of the universe. "People would have been amazed had they been seen," said theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss. "But those things were always a real long shot." Scientists will always want to probe farther and understand how the universe is put together. If during its upgraded run, the LHC sees evidence for things like supersymmetry, it will help make the case for more experiments that will lead to more discoveries. "We're just limited by our technology at any given time," said physicist Martin Perl. "I lean towards the idea that we're just children and 100 years from now they'll laugh at us and what we didn't know." 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It seems the legions of Star Wars fans weren't the only ones caught off guard by Disney's recent purchase of Lucasfilms; even star Mark Hamill was surprised by the news. However, Hamill did know of the plans for a new Star Wars sequel trilogy, since he had met with George Lucas over the summer to plan for the films. We reported earlier today that the Luke Skywalker of Star Wars Episode VII is expected to be in his 30s or 40s; with Hamill currently at 61, what role could he possibly have in the next film? Hit the jump to see what Hamill had to say about the impending additions to the Star Wars franchise.
In an interview with EW, Hamill spoke openly about his surprise over the sale of Lucasfilms and the rights to Star Wars by Disney:
Oh my gosh, what a shock that was! I had no idea that George was going to sell to Disney until I read it online like everybody else… I missed his call yesterday, but I spoke to him maybe three weeks ago. But until we know more, it's hard to make any comment other than congratulations to George.
Hamill also revealed that he had been in contact with Lucas over the summer, along with Carrie Fisher:
He did tell us last summer about wanting to go on and do [Episodes] VII, VIII, and IX, and that [newly appointed Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy would be doing them…Yeah, last August, he asked Carrie and I to have lunch with him and we did. I thought he was going to talk about either his retirement or the Star Wars TV series that I've heard about—which I don't think we were going to be involved in anyway, because that takes place between the prequels and the ones we were in and, if Luke were in them, he'd be anywhere from a toddler to a teenager so they'd get an age-appropriate actor—or the 3-D releases.
So when he said, "We decided we're going to do Episodes VII, VIII, and IX," I was just gobsmacked. "What? Are you nuts?!" [laughs] I can see both sides of it. Because in a way, there was a beginning, a middle, and an end and we all lived happily ever after and that's the way it should be—and it's great that people have fond memories, if they do have fond memories. But on the other hand, there's this ravenous desire on the part of the true believers to have more and more and more material. It's one of those things: people either just don't care for it or are passionate about it. I guess that defines what cult movies are all about. We'll see. I'm anxious to know what's going on, but the main story [yesterday] was the sale to Disney. I have mixed feelings about that, but they haven't done badly by Marvel and the Muppets and Pixar. It's one of those big decisions that at first seems unusual but then the more you look at it, the more it makes sense.
As to whether or not Hamill has any insight as to the plot of the upcoming films:
Well, no, he was just talking about writers and the fact that he wouldn't be directing. I guess he wanted us to know before everybody else knew. He said, "Now you can't tell anybody!" [laughs] Even now I'm nervous about saying anything. I just don't know!
Be sure to head over to EW for the full interview. Be sure to catch up on all of our recent Star Wars coverage at the following links:
- Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4 Billion; STAR WARS: EPISODE 7 Will Kick Off New Trilogy in 2015 [Updated]
- George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy Talk the Future of STAR WARS; Reveal They've Already Met with Writers for EPISODE VII
- 5 Suggestions for Who Should Direct STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
- Disney CEO Bob Iger and George Lucas Talk LucasFilm Acquisition and STAR WARS
- Fox Still Owns Rights to STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE; Box Set Releases Could Be Tricky
- Could the Next STAR WARS Trilogy Feature Luke Skywalker in His 30s or 40s?

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United Nations Conferences and Observances (Reference Paper No. 47, February 2008)
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I am trying to write a Dynamic project. I am essentially trying to teach myself from a forum.
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I created a Dynamic Web Project(called RestTest) in Eclipse 3.6 and configure the server.
I am importing the library files into \WebContent\WEB_INF\lib folder and added it to the build path.
I then imported the code samples (1 index.html, 2 *.java and 1 *.org file) into the main folder.(not under any sub-folder)
I recycle the Tomcat Server runtime from within the Eclipse.
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"The only reason we showed it to the press was so they would know we were serious," attorney Burt Boltuch told me. "No. I don't want it out there in the media." I told him we did this kind of thing here. Didn't change his mind.
When asked to describe the photo, Boltuch said, "It's a very graphic color picture of an African-American penis dangling there, with Warriors sweatpants lowered." Boltuch declined to comment on whether the penis was erect.
"I don't care if it was his. It doesn't matter. He sent it and said it was his." According to Boltuch, another Warriors employee held on to the cellphone for Ellis and let him use it when he needed to send explicit texts.
He said the Warriors have known about the matter since last January and haven't done anything about it, aside from firing his client.
"Cover-ups are the culture in the sports world. Ohio State, Penn State, Syracuse, Andrew [sic] Weiner, when does it end?"


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Dragon Quest X is the newest game in the immensely popular Dragon Quest series. It is also the series' first MMORPG. While the prologue of the game (the first two hours or so) is a strictly single player affair, the game soon opens up into a massive online world. But as Dragon Quest X is a MMO marketed to an audience largely unfamiliar with MMOs, there is one question that must be answered: what exactly did they add to make Dragon Quest X into an MMORPG?
Once you get online, the starting quests are all designed to acquaint you with the skills you'll need in an MMO—though mainly just the social ones. First you learn how to access the quick chat menu and choose a preprogrammed response like "thank you," "good job," or "I've got to go."
Next you learn how to input a custom message—and if you don't have a keyboard hooked up to your Wii, you'll be using the most counter intuitive word input system ever known to man. Instead of opening a window with a virtual keyboard inside, you get a system that cycles through the letters based on the direction you press. The only problem is that depending on the letter, the buttons you have to press to cycle are different. In other words, sometimes you press left/right to cycle the letters, other times you press up/down. It's completely arbitrary and staggeringly frustrating.
Of course, there are other ways to communicate outside of chat and preprogrammed messages. One of the best features in the game is the ability to tag yourself with various icons. These icons each have a meaning which announces to the rest of the players what kind of player you are. There is an icon for players without a keyboard and another for people who have just started playing. But perhaps the most useful is the icon that marks a person as "looking for a group."
This tag makes finding a group spectacularly easy. Just outside the exit to each town, dungeon, and quest hub, you are guaranteed to find a large group of people standing around with their "looking for a group" tags flashing. Just walk up to them, press "A" to inspect them and send them an invite if they match your level.
For the most part, groups will just go grind in a nearby area. However, outside of boss battle, you are likely to find not only players your own level but also large amounts of high level players offering their assistance. And because Dragon Quest X allows you to simply change who the story leader is, you can redo story events—including boss battles—again and again as long as at least one person in the party hasn't done it before.
While I've only played ten hours so far, everyone I've met has been kind, civil, and helpful. But then again, the game pretty much forces them to be. With no PVP, no general chat channel, and a nearly impossible chat interface—not to mention that grouping is by far the best way to level up—there really is no choice but to be nice and forgiving. So by limiting the ways to be a troll and by adding incentives to work together, Square Enix has put together a very beginner-friendly gateway MMO. Whether or not that makes it a good game or not, however, is another question entirely.
Dragon Quest X was released on August 2, 2012, for the Nintendo Wii in Japan. Stay tuned to Kotaku East for our import preview later this week.


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I know Norlissa lives kind of close and a few others but I just wanted to find out if anyone was in Pasco, Richland, Kennewick Wa area (aka Tri-citys Wa) we go up there alot (its only about 45 mins away) and well probably be heading up there alot again since that is where our high risk Peri is, so I figured if anyone was close we could maybe get together for lunch or something next time were up that way.
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Toni Griffin grew up in the north of Australia. She is 29, single and a mother of one. She works full time and when she's not spending time with her family and friends, you can find her either reading on her Kindle or writing.
Interview with Toni Griffin
How much of your writing is based on things you see in real life?
I would have to say everything – I constantly see werewolves and vampires walking down the street. Just the other day I ran into a necromancer at the supermarket. *laughs*
What book were you forced to read at school that no child should have to study?
I hated reading while was at school and avoided it at all costs.
If you had a book club, what would it be reading and why?
Well that depends. If it was erotic romance we would definitely be readying anything M/M. There are so many fantastic authors out there that I don't think I could limit the field. If we were reading mainstream then I would recommend two incredible Australian authors – Kylie Chan & Keri Arthur. Both women have fantastic series.
Name a book that you'd be embarrassed to be seen reading.
My own.
Did you ever read a book and then wish you had all that time back?
No, between full time work and trying to write I don't have time to sit down and read a book that I won't enjoy. If I start reading a book and it doesn't grab me after the first couple of chapters I give up and move on to something else.
What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your writing career?
Probably myself. As I mentioned I hated English at school, I was always so much better at Math. Even my everyday full time job resolves around numbers. When I decided, out of the blue, to try and write my own book I had absolutely no idea If I could actually finish it. Now I'm seven books down and still have no idea how the hell I've managed that.
Do you ever write while intoxicated?
lol. No, could you imagine what would end up on the page if I was drunk when I attempted to write. Plus my punctuation leaves a lot to be desired already, if I wasn't operating on all brain cells I think my editor would track me down and murder me.
Have you ever faced the curse of writer's block? If so, how did you deal with it?
I usually get writers block when I finish a book. I know that sounds silly but after spending so long with the characters talking to me when they stop it takes time for the next pair to start. Sometimes it can take up to a month, I usually just try to relax and let them tell me their stories in their own time.
What is the best writing advice you've ever been given?
I haven't really been given any.
How do you feel about taking no for an answer?
Fine. Absolutely no problem with that. I was married for nearly 10 years. Have heard and said NO plenty over the years. *Laughs*


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Wow, what a military family you have. My grandfather died in WWII so you have my sympathies. I tried to document everything about him on my website so that others can remember him in the future.
forgot to say, did you know there is a village in England - amusingly called Upper Slaughter - which had men or women killed in either world war? amazing!
Great pictures! What a collection! Wonderful military tradition in your family. Happy Veterans Day!
I think you may have told me in the past what software you used to create these "cards" with each of your veteran relatives. I really like it.
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CyHawk_Cub wrote:Of course this is all symptomatic of the fact Trump World doesn't view these positions as integral to the decision-making process in any event.
Thurman Merman wrote:It might be just that be keeping people in the "acting" stage, they don't have to get them confirmed by Congress and can put whatever low life yes men they want in those positions.
CyHawk_Cub wrote:I agree with the general point, Re: continual Dem acquiescence to GOP demands, yet also think AOC's CoS should STFU, and the elected officials need to talk behind closed doors and hash things out. These media squabbles are not helpful.
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SPRING VALLEY, Wis. — A 9-year-old Wisconsin boy has been released from a Minnesota hospital two days after his older brother accidentally shot him in the leg.
The shooting happened Saturday afternoon in the Pierce County town of Spring Valley, where the boys were visiting their father. WEAU-TV in Eau Claire reported that the boy was released from the hospital on Monday.
Pierce County deputies said the older boy, age 11, found a .357 caliber handgun in a gun cabinet and decided to show his brother how to load it but accidentally fired it instead.
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3-1/2 cups flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
1 container (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
McCormick® Black Food Color
Assorted decorations, such as black string licorice, black jelly beans, chocolate wafer cookies, miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces and gum drops
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Set aside. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Add chocolate; mix well.
2. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out rounds with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
4. Tint frosting black with 1/2 teaspoon black food color. Spread onto cooled cookies. To decorate cookies to resemble cat faces, use miniature candy-coated chocolate pieces for the eyes, jelly beans for the nose, gum drops for the mouth, string licorice for the whiskers and cut-up chocolate wafers for the ears.
Test Kitchen Tip: For easier measurement, 1/4 tsp. Food Color = 20 to 25 drops.
Per serving – Calories: 238; Fat: 10 g; Carbohydrates: 34 g; Cholesterol: 26 mg; Sodium: 161 mg; Fiber: 1 g; Protein: 3 g.
Black Cat Cookies nothing but good luck
Beware the black cat crossing your path – unless it's a rich chocolate-frosted cookie decorated as a frightful feline.


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With its rich history and flourishing contemporary life, Long Crendon offers the best of both worlds. The beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside and picturesque properties give an air of tranquillity, but as residents will tell you, the place is teeming with activity.
Learn more about Long Crendon's heritage and explore all its present day amenities by using the navigation panel on the right hand side. Enjoy your visit.
It is inevitable and indeed desirable that we will experience some housing development within the village. There is a national target for increased housing of which AVDC has a share, this is spread across the region and includes Long Crendon at present requiring 120 new homes.
The aim of the plan is to ensure that we are not swamped with mass developments that will negatively transform the character of the village, pushing to breaking point amenities that are already straining to cope.
The plan will hopefully enable managed growth in the village over the next 17 years.
The plan will direct where the houses are built, their design and when needed.
Please refer to the section of the menu on the right hand side of the website for updated information and details of the plan.
The Crendon Crier will also carry regular updates on the Neighbourhood Plan.
A referendum will be held later this year for all residents to vote on acceptance or rejection of the submitted plan.
Residents at a meeting with members of the Steering Group and Parish Councillors at one of the exhibitions we have held to inform and consult with rtesidents.
The Parish Council have been working towards re-invigorating the parks within Long Crendon and have been delighted with the success of the new Jubilee Park at the recreation ground, which we opened on 7th September 2012. View photos of the playground, and of the Open Day.
Plans for regenerating our other park at Harroell are now complete with the recent installation of a Zip Wire, a junior skate park and a gravel bike track. The Council were fortunate to receive funding from Wren and from the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust to build this.For further information and photos of the completed project, please click here.
All news relating to the Parish Council activities such as planning notices and meeting minutes can be downloaded online. Also you can find important Parish Council contact details.
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text: I hope this is the appropriate place to post this. If it is not please write it off to a "newbie." My question is this: Is there any way of obtaining Ginsburg's text as a module for Bibleworks. I love my Bibleworks, but there is a void in in it as I see it without this text. May I say without meaning to impose my values on anyone else, I use the Textus Receptus as my "base text" in which I work off of for textual criticism and other exegesis. This is a conscience issue for me. In the N.T., I can use the "Text Comparison" tool to inform myself of variations between the texts as I research. I have nothing like that for the OT. By way of total disclosure, I know I could use the books (I have one), but I don't have the experience (nor the time to learn) textual apparatuses. It is so much easier just to set the comparison tool that notifies me if some additional research is needed. I know there has been some talk on these threads about the massorah, and although that would be tremendous to have, I would just be satisfied to have Ginburg's text. Thank you in advance for any help you can give.


text: Briefs Monitoring By SSN Staff Updated Sun June 1, 2003 Westar, Protection One board members step down TOPEKA, Kan. - Two men who served on Westar Energy's Board of Directors resigned from the board in mid-May, according to officials. Dr. Gene A. Budig, who had also served on the boards of Protection One Inc. and Protection One Alarm Monitoring since 2001, and on Westar's board from 1987 to 1998 and rejoined in 1999, left to pursue further academic interests, officials said. Budig is the former chancellor of Kansas University. Frank Becker, who sat on Westar's board since 1992, left to devote his time to personal and business interests. Becker is the president of Becker Investments Inc. in Lawrence, Kan. Armstrong's Communications opens new central DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia - Armstrong's Communication Ltd. in April opened a new central station here, where the company monitors its 16,000 accounts. Armstrong broke ground on the facility last summer. The company monitors accounts for about 150 dealers throughout Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Canada and in Maine. Director elected to CSAA board VIENNA, Va. - Russ Cersosimo, president of Guardian Protection Services in Pittsburgh, has been elected to serve as a director on the board of the Central Station Alarm Association, based here. Cersosimo founded Guardian Protection as a one-man shop in 1975 and today the company employs 500 people. Cersosimo has also been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award, sponsored by USA Today, NASDAQ and Ernst & Young.


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The wide expanses of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea Biosphere Reserve stretch along the North Sea coast and out to sea to a line just the other side of the East Frisian islands.
The Wadden Sea biosphere reserve comprises a unique ecosystem defined by the ebb and flow of the tide. Here the meeting of land and sea has created a range of habitats populated by a huge diversity of species. For thousands of birds, who produce unforgettable displays of 'feathered clouds', the mud and salt flats are a principal source of food. Colonies of grey and harbour seals can be seen basking on the sandbanks. Behind the dikes is a landscape that has been tended by man down the centuries and where the history of human settlement is marked by an ongoing adaptation to nature. Countless man-made hills, expanses of reclaimed land and a range of water engineering systems signify the presence of man in this region and form an integral part of the identity of the people who live here. The uniqueness of the Wadden Sea – whether in the flocks of sheep grazing along miles of dykes, or in the seemingly limitless expanses of the landscape – can be appreciated on foot or by bike. But the really special experience that nature has to offer in this region – roaming the mudflats – is best appreciated with the help of the biosphere reserve's selected partner organisations.
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Prosperent (quickly growing ad network) and CloudFlare (content delivery network focused on low touch app launches) have announced a partnership aimed at quickly monetizing websites without complicated development work. The partnership is simple, seems obvious, and should intrigue developers across many markets. Most importantly, the partnership should create new ways for anybody/any company with an online presence to make money. Check out the PW profiles for the Prosperent API and the CloudFlare API.
In a nutshell, the joint offering allows developers to leverage CloudFlare's dynamic app integration with Prosperent's simple monetizing product (ProsperLinks). ProgrammableWeb spoke with Prosperent CEO, Brian Lovett, for a better understanding of the partnership. Lovett presented the possible use of the partnership with regards to a blog dedicated to soccer. ProsperLinks now exists as an App in CloudFlare's App marketplace. The soccer blogger simply launches the ProsperLinks App in the marketplace with a single click. The functionality underlying ProsperLinks then searches the soccer blog's content for products (e.g. shoes, shorts, gear, etc.). The underlying functionality of ProsperLinks automatically creates an affiliate link for the chosen product. Accordingly, if a product mentioned in the blog is purchased through a Prosperent partner retailer, the blogger makes money off the sale.
Prosperent's ProsperLinks pull from an online merchant base of more than 3,000 retailers (e.g. Zappos, Overstock.com, REI, etc.) and can generate affiliate links for over 50 million products. Prosperent has simplified affiliate marketing and removes the typical development work out of monetizing a website. Lovett further explained Prosperents goal: to help online content providers make money while "mak[ing] developers lives easier." This partnership furthers Prosperent's end goal.


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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Rpm distros unite (at least their Java stacks)
As an Eclipse developer I'm really proud to say that Eclipse happens to be the driving force for improving the Java stack in various Linux RPM distros. Kudos to all Eclipse developers for making the platform that happens to be the single Java based application that Linux packagers are willing to spend time getting it shipped with their distro!!!
Eclipse dependencies are build using the two most popular Java build systems - Ant and Maven. And that's how the whole work on getting their latest versions packaged to work properly on Fedora. A number of other people joined the effort and we wouldn't have made it without their great help. So what we have now is Maven 3.0.3 on the upstream release date (thanks to the hard work done by Stanislav Ochotnický) - hey this is the first time EVER! Mageia and openSUSE are also working hard to get their stacks updated to the state of Fedora one.
Cross-distros collaboration happens in the best possible way - dev-to-dev directly on #fedora-java or #eclipse-linux at irc.freenode.org . Let me put a small cite to show it:
[08:33] <akurtakov> sshaw: did you fix the icu4j
[08:34] <sshaw> akurtakov: yeah
[08:34] <sshaw> well dmorgan did
[08:34] <sshaw> he finished it up for me when I fell asleep
[08:34] <sshaw> akurtakov: with + sed -i -e 's|tomcat5-jsp-2.0-api|tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api|g' dependencies.properties
[08:34] <sshaw> can I drop tomcat 5?
[08:34] <akurtakov> heh, crossdistro collaboration to the rescue
[08:34] <sshaw> akurtakov: rpm distros unite
- Fedora - akurtakov - Alexander Kurtakov
- openSUSE - sshaw - Stephen Shaw
- Mageia - dmorgan - Dexter Morgan
As I have started with Eclipse and it's role - Mageia already has Eclipse and OpenSuse is really close to getting it packaged. All of this is of course based on the Eclipse Linux Tools eclipse-build project (there is Debian and Ubuntu helping there) but the RPM distros have gone one step further - even the RPM specfile is kind of a shared one.
When Andrew Overholt pointed me into starting eclipse-build I have never thought that this project will happen to be a hub for real cross-distro collaboration bigger than it's Eclipse influence. There are a number of other nice chats/ideas for collaboration that happened thanks to the personal talks that started around eclipse-build. Thanks to Niels Thykier who told us about Debian work for creating Java webapps packaging guidelines and helper tools this was brought to Fedora Java SIG meetings for discussion. There is no fruit from this discussion yet but at least we are trying to be aware of each other's work so we(all Linux distros) can come with a single position that can influence upstream Java developers - note that they are not mandatory Linux developers so they are not aware of our problems.
Collaboration is not something that can be pushed to people top-down in the FOSS world, it depends on every single contributor to make it happen bottom-up. And it is already happening you have to just join us.


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The astute reader may have noticed that no one on the highly-trained (and highly-paid) Beggars All blogteam regards the gospel that the Roman church preaches to be a Gospel that saves. We also find numerous Roman dogmas to be heterodox, blasphemous, and/or heretical. And we spend most of our blogging time defending these views in argumentation with various opponents of various stripes.
I ask you now to grant that we firmly believe this and firmly believe it to be defensible, just for the sake of argument.
Why do we spend our time blogging about these things? It is but one poor and humble outreach to practitioners of Romanism, whom we believe in general to be lost, apart from Christ, without the Gospel of grace. We hope to persuade and convince some or many to come to Jesus. It is an act of love and compassion to the lost. We do it because we love them and want them to see the truth.
There are some who label us as "anti-Catholic". I would like to submit that we are, rather, pro-Catholic. We are merely anti-Roman CatholicISM. We believe that one of the best things that could happen to a Romanist would be to come to Jesus and leave the Roman church, because we don't believe the Roman church has the Gospel. And we want them to! We want them to come to know Jesus! Because of this, the label "anti-Catholic" is completely wrongheaded. If we were truly anti-Catholic, we would do our best to assuage the troubled conscience of the Romanist: Yes, I know you are questioning why it is that you can go to Mass faithfully for 30 years and yet never be perfected and die in mortal sin and go to Hell, but that's OK. Just trust the Pope. He's a great guy! He's respectful, he kisses Qur'ans and stuff. He kisses babies. He loves you, and really, isn't love all you need? Yes, I know you wonder about all the emphasis placed on Mary, but it works! She's the Queen of Heaven! Jesus would never refuse His mother. So don't worry about it. The Church has been around 2000 years - you really think it could be wrong?
Now, all of that would be with forked tongue because we would know in our hearts that we would be encouraging our Romanist friends to go further into darkness. But that would be what we would want, because we're really anti-Catholics! We'd want them to go to Hell. We'd want them to spend their entire lives and eternity apart from Him, because we're anti!
It's like something my pastor likes to say, in discussing the 2nd great commandment to love one's neighbor as one loves oneself. Today's culture and liberal-leaning members of Christian and formerly-Christian traditions like to remind us that "if you don't love yourself, you can't love your neighbor, so you need to have good self-esteem", and so "love yourself" becomes a de facto 3rd great commandment. My pastor points out that love of oneself is assumed in Jesus' command (not to mention the various passages that tell us a sign of evil last times will be "lovers of self"). The person deceived by the culture's arguments thinks, "I don't have a good self-image and don't like myself enough. I need to be healthy and think good things about myself and make sure that I'm secure in how good I am before I can even think about loving others". Pastor goes on to say, "If they really hated themselves, they would want to have low self-esteem! They would want to destroy their self-image. They would never go to therapy to get better, not if they really hate themselves!" It's counterintuitive to today's culture, but it makes perfect sense if you think about it a little.
But of course, that's not our goal or our desire. We are pro-Catholic because we are anti-Roman CatholicISM. Our Romanist friends and readers will surely disagree with our anti-Roman Church stance, but I'd ask them to consider the wrongheadedness of calling us anti-Catholics. At most, we are unintententional anti-Catholics (if you're coming at it from the Roman side of things), but the hyperbolic language thrown around by some goes well beyond that, and fails to take into account the real state of our hearts.


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By forcing through a controversial amendment, Speaker John Bercow stands accused of trying to be master of the House rather than its servant
The Speaker's power play that could change course of Brexit and endanger Theresa May's government
On Jan. 4, 1642, King Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest five members of Parliament for high treason (luckily they had already fled the building).
When he demanded of the Speaker, William Lenthall, where they were, he received the defiant reply, "May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as this house is pleased to direct me whose servant I am here."
Fast-forward 377 years (plus five days), and the present Speaker, John Bercow, has ignited controversy, standing accused of trying to be master of the House rather than its servant.
By forcing through a controversial amendment on Wednesday he has spurned the will of the government, possibly altered the course of Brexit by placing more power in the hands of those who wish the U.K. to remain in Europe, and made Prime Minister Theresa May's position more precarious.
The 55-year-old Conservative MP has been a polarizing figure since becoming Speaker 10 years ago. He has faced numerous allegations of bullying and a damning report last year by a former judge found a culture of bullying at the Commons, especially against women.
Initially on the far right of politics, he later moved to the centre and embraced many of the views of New Labour. Although elected in a secret ballot, it is widely believed he secured the Speaker's chair only through the backing of Labour MPs. He has often angered Tory MPs — one, Simon Burns, labelled him a "stupid, sanctimonious dwarf" — and William Hague, when leader of the House, tried to get him removed from office.
But he is most likely to be remembered for his decision on Wednesday.
"Bercow's unprecedented ruling could change the course of Brexit," said the BBC.
"John Bercow's decision endangers the office of Speaker, and our democracy," reported The Guardian.
"How 'livid' John Bercow's unprecedented Brexit intervention paves way for constitutional crisis," claimed The Daily Telegraph.
The unprecedented decision was to allow an amendment to a government business motion concerning Brexit. History and precedent did not allow for amendments to such a motion, was the government's firm view. The same position was held by senior advisers to the Speaker who told him so.
I have never known any occasion when any Speaker has overruled a motion of the House of Commons
But Bercow, who is in the Remain camp over Brexit, was keen to allow the amendment that was widely supported by Labour and some Tory MPs because it would put more pressure on May. The amendment, by a pro-European Tory, would require May to return to Parliament within three days — rather than 21 — to debate the implications of not having a Brexit deal, if the prime minister's proposals are voted down next Tuesday.
"Bercow was told twice by the clerks that the amendment should not be accepted. However a source said he was 'livid' and refused to accept their advice, referring to them as a 'gaggle'." reported the Telegraph.
Despite a furious row with the Tory chief whip before Parliament sat on Wednesday, Bercow allowed the amendment to go forward as cries of "pathetic" and "ridiculous" echoed in the chamber.
A government source told the Telegraph, "This just goes to show the extent to which the Speaker will do all he can to prevent the referendum result being implemented. He will end up damaging democracy."
When Bercow was challenged in the House he refused to reveal what advice he was given and said he was not bound by precedent.
"It is the long-established practice of this House that the Speaker in the chair makes judgments on the selection of amendments, and those judgments are not questioned by members of the House," he said. "I am clear in my mind that I have taken the right course."
In an hour-long heated debate, he was also accused of "sophistry." Mark Francois, a Tory Eurosceptic, said Bercow had often described himself as a "servant of this House" but "I have never known any occasion when any Speaker has overruled a motion of the House of Commons."
"The answer is simple," replied Bercow, who then explained, "We're not speaking here of a motion but of an amendment to a motion. I'm sorry but there is a distinction between a motion and an amendment."
Labour MPs, and even some Tories, defended the Speaker. Ken Clarke, a former Tory cabinet minister, said Bercow was allowing the Commons to express itself.
"I would suggest to some of my honourable friends — the ones that are getting somewhat overexcited — that perhaps they should don a yellow jacket and go outside," he said.
The amendment was passed by 308 votes to 297 — a second blow for May in as many days. On Tuesday, a cross-party group of rebels defeated the government on a finance bill. Twenty Conservative MPs, including 17 former ministers, voted for a Labour amendment that would prevent the government altering certain taxes in the event of no deal.
If May losses her "meaningful vote" on Brexit Tuesday it opens the way for the Commons to vote on alternatives, including a managed no-deal or even a second referendum. Labour said if the vote is lost, it would hold a vote of no confidence in May, which if passed would almost certainly trigger a general election.
Meanwhile, Wednesday night there was speculation that Bercow's position might be becoming untenable with MPs plotting revenge over his decision.
Conservative MP David Morris accused Bercow of behaving like "Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector" — a stinging insult considering Cromwell's treatment of Parliament.
Following the execution of Charles I, it was Cromwell who would become Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland during the republican Commonwealth. It was also Cromwell who dismissed the so-called Rump Parliament — "You have sat too long for any good you have been doing lately" — he also had the Speaker pulled from his chair and declared the Speaker's mace nothing but a "fool's bauble."


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Shawn Munford knows the timing isn't ideal, but he's ready to continue building the East Stroudsburg South boys basketball program.
Shawn Munford knows the timing isn't ideal, but he's ready to continue building the East Stroudsburg South boys basketball program.
Munford, a former standout player at Bloomsburg University and assistant coach at East Stroudsburg University, was approved as the new Cavaliers coach at Monday's school board meeting.
Munford takes over for Rich Baker, who resigned after going 16-28 the past two years.
Because he's only been on the job a few days Munford is still getting to know his players and their abilities.
"That's the most difficult part of it — getting familiar with and getting that trust that you need to have with your players," said Munford, who spent one year as an assistant coach at Bloomsburg and six at ESU. "The good thing is I have a great staff in place. All of the assistant coaches worked with Rich so that comfort level with the players is still there."
Returning to bench to assist Munford are Riley Maye Sr., Jon DeJesus and Mike Charvet, who teamed with Baker last year to help the Cavs more than double their win total from 2010-11 (five victories to 11) and guide them to a District 11 Class AAAA playoff berth last year.
Even though Munford, an All-PSAC East first-teamer as a senior at Bloom where he's 10th in career points (1,354), second in made 3-pointers (206), third in assists (346) and fifth in steals (154), is new to the Eastburg South program he's very familiar with it and what he's facing.
"Rich and his staff did a very good job so we were able to keep the staff in place," Munford said. "They lost a large amount of seniors so this year is completely new. The personnel is completely different so all we're trying to do is get better every day and continue to build the program up."
Kwame Simmons leads a large group of players who graduated from last year's playoff team.
Simmons, an All-Mountain Valley Conference and All-Area first teamer last season, led the Cavs in scoring at 13.3 points per game. Also gone are Kashawn McLaughlin, DeShawn Howell and Andre Franklin, South's second-, fourth- and fifth-leading scorers.
"It adds a different dimension to the job," said Munford, who prefers to have an up-tempo offense while playing man-to-man defense but is still trying to see what style best suites his players. "I have to take a lot of guys who had junior varsity and some minor varsity experience and try to get them ready as soon as possible. The staff did a good job preparing these guys over the summer and the toughest thing for me is I got a late start, but I'm excited.
"They're working hard and we're just going to try and put them in the best situation possible to try and maximize their strengths as individual players for this team."


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MONTREAL - Canada's top two boxers are set to face each other in the ring.
Jean Pascal, the former World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion, and Lucian Bute, who held the International Boxing Federation super-middleweight crown, will meet May 25 at a venue yet to be decided, promoters for the two fighters announced Friday.
"This fight will mark an historic moment for boxing in Canada," Pascal's promoter Yvon Michel said in a statement. "Emotions will be high and the memories will be engraved in the collective memory forever."
It should be the biggest fight between two Canadians since Dave Hilton faced Stephane Ouellet three times between 1998 and 2000 before crowds of close to 20,000 in Montreal.
Pascal was scheduled to face American (Bad) Chad Dawson to try to regain the WBC belt, but got out of that fight for the chance at a grudge match between two Montreal boxers who work for rival promoters.
A report this week said another Montreal fighter, Adonis Stevenson, is set to face Dawson in Pascal's place in June. Stevenson has a bout March 22 at the Bell Centre against the only opponent yet to beat him, Darnell Boone.
"I won't fight Chad Dawson, Chad is out," Pascal said in a video on the boxing website gotconnex.tv. "Sorry Chad, but I've got to take care of business in my town."
Pascal (27-2-1) against Bute (31-1-0) is expected to draw a huge crowd of fans who have debated for years which of the two is better.
The five-foot-11 Pascal, 30, brings athleticism and a flamboyant style to the ring, while the cerebral 33-year-old Bute, a six-foot-two lefthander, brings strong technique and a nasty uppercut.
"This is the fight that everyone has been waiting for, even the casual fan," said Bute's promoter Jean Bedard of InterBox. "It was an honour to help finalize it.
"All parties were anxious to reach an agreement and now boxing fans across the world can expect a spectacular show on May 25th."
Each side wanted the fight right away to avoid the chance of an injury while facing another opponent first. Pascal has a history of shoulder problems, while Bute has looked vulnerable since his devastating knockout loss to Carl Froch last May.
Bute lost his IBF belt to the Englishman on his 10th defence as he was pounded into a bloody mess in five rounds. He was not impressive while winning a 12-round decision over lightly regarded Denis Grachev in his comeback bout in November. Some fear he is one loss away from retirement.
Pascal lost a close decision to Froch in a super-middleweight title bout in 2008, but then claimed the light heavyweight title with a win over Adrian Diaconu. He defended it twice, including an 11-round win over Dawson, before losing by decision to Bernard Hopkins in May, 2011.
After time off to recover from an injury, Pascal came back with a clear win over Aleksy Kuziemski in December.
Some details have yet to be settled, including the venue, although it will almost certainly be in Montreal. They are also still seeking a U.S. broadcaster.
There was no mention of the purse, but both sides have said they expect to make more than they would against other opponents. They also must decide on a fight weight, as Bute competes in the 168-pound division while Pascal is in the 175-pound class.
Neither fighter was born in Canada. Pascal moved to Montreal from Haiti as a young child, while Bute arrived a decade ago from Romania. He got his Canadian citizenship last year.


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It Seems Sitcom Evolution Stopped at 30 Rock
At least for the time being. While the wonderfully absurd workplace farce took home a bunch of Emmys on Sunday night, it hasn't had any affect on the new batch of comedies starting tonight. Prepare to frown.
As an artform, the sitcom started in the '50s with wacky tales of the nuclear family. Going into the '70s there were some shows about the workplace as well as shows about forever expanding, like The Brady Bunch. By the '90s the family was gone almost entirely and replace by the "band of friends" shenanigans of Friends, Seinfeld and the rest of the Must-See-TV crew. From there, the only place to go was totally crazy, as single camera, laugh-track free shows like Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm. With 30 Rock, another age of sitcom supremacy seemed sure to folllow, where its unique voice combined with an office setting seemed like the perfect formula for our time.
So, what do we get this season? Oh, a bunch of sitcoms about wacky families based on tired concepts that we've already seen a million times. The mind-boggling success of Two and a Half Men must still have the networks fooled into thinking they can create traditional sitcoms out of stale ideas. It's like the programmers all sat around and tried to take an old show and give it a "fresh, modern twist" rather than trying to come up with something original or with a viewpoint of its own. Even the actors, like Patricia Heaton, Kelsey Grammar and Courtney Cox are still basking in their sitcom glory of years past.
Here are are the dreadful Frankencreatures they came up with. (Accidentally on Purpose and Community already started, Cougar Town and Modern Family start tonight, Hank and The Middle start next Wednesday, and Brothers starts Friday).
Accidentally on Purpose (CBS)
The Pitch: Knocked Up with an old chick
Description: Jenna Elfman plays a lady of a certain age who gets pregnant by a young slacker and decides to keep the baby.
How Bad Will It Be: Worse than Dharma and Greg, and that's saying something.
Brothers (Fox)
The Pitch: Green Acres meets Perfect Strangers
Description: An NFL player (Michael Strahan) who makes from the city to the country to deal with his crazy family and his competitive brother (Daryll "Chill" Mitchell) who is in a wheelchair.
How Bad Will It Be: It has someone named "Chill" in it.
Community (NBC)
The Pitch: Head of the Class, but stupid.
Description: A mean lawyer (Joel McHale) gets his degree stripped from him and must return to community college with a bunch of misfits. Oh, and Chevy Chase is in it!
How Bad Will It Be: The most promising of the bunch.
Cougar Town (ABC)
The Pitch: That Girl with an old chick and a kid.
Description: Courtney Cox returns as a woman on the prowl now that she's single. She also has a kid. Oh please, you'd still hit on her after two beers.
How Bad Will It Be: Better than Dirt, which is still pretty bad.
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Modern Family (ABC)
The Pitch: Three families, one that's "normal" one with an old guy and a hot young wife, and one with two gay dads and a baby.
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There's no doubt about it, social media is now an essential part of how we engage with others, source information, and stay connected with family, friends and our favorite brands.
But social media marketing, and by this I mean using social media as another vehicle to connect with your customers and raise the profile of your business with them and others like them, is still a relatively new domain for large and small businesses alike. In fact, according to a December 2009 survey by research firm, Ad-ology, 46% of small business owners wish they knew more about social media!
So where do you start?
Here are some of our best articles and guides from across the Business.gov Community that can help you understand what social media can do for your business and how to do it!
Getting Started with Social Media Marketing
So many businesses make the mistake of jumping on the social media bandwagon via Twitter or Facebook, without any forethought or planning. Very quickly they realize they are-t seeing any ROI and lose interest.
Success in social media marketing depends on the same sort of planning, understanding of customers, and hard work that more traditional marketing channels require. This article offers some tips on where to start, and how to succeed: Getting Started with Social Media Marketing.
Understand the Tools Available to You (and their Role in your Social Media Strategy)
Whether you are new to social media or are somewhat of an old hand- yo'll know the landscape is vast and constantly evolving. New social media sites and tools come and go, and those we know and trust are constantly introducing enhancements. What does this mean for your business, and how do you find the right social media network for your business goals? To help you understand more about the top three social media marketing tools' Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn' and what they can and ca't do for your business, read: Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn? Finding the Right Fit for Your Small Business.
Make Your Web Site Social and Searchable!
One major mistake that you want to avoid is thinking that your social media presence' whether i's a Facebook page or a blog' can replace a business Web site. It ca't and mustn't. For one thing, your Facebook page won't help you get found on search engines. Your Web site should remain your online hub for product and service information, lead capture devices, blogs, and your best bet for helping your business get found in online searches.
Here are a few articles that can help you build and promote a Web site that is social-media friendly through blogs, search engine optimization, and more:
Building Your Brand and Drumming up Business
Social media is a great tool for brand-building because it provides a way for businesses to get out there and get noticed - essentially to be where your customers are and to create a community around your brand. Done right, social media can also help you drum up business. Sites like Groupon use the viral power of social media and the collective power of purchasing to draw in business, but you can also use Facebook and Twitter to showcase your latest promotion, product launch, etc. to give your followers a reason to do business with you. And don't forget to track, measure and adjust your efforts.
Read more in this article: Small Business Marketing: Making Social Media Pay Off for your Brand and Your Bottom Line.
Being Social - Know How to Engage!
To return to my earlier point, just getting on Twitter or Facebook is not enough, because while it's free and easy to build a social media presence, when it comes to growing it and seeing ROI - social media marketing is easier said than done. But just how do you get social? This article spotlights one award-winning business, that has done just that, and it's a whole lot easier than you might think! Read: Putting the Social into Social Media Marketing - 3 Tips for Interacting with your Customers.
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Check out these useful Google / SBA Tools for Online Success quick videos, for insight directly from small business owners on how they've used the Internet, including free listings and social media, to grow their business.
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Just in time for hurricane season, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority told firms in an advisory Friday the steps they should take to implement effective business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
The jointly released advisory follows a joint review by the regulators in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread damage to Northeastern states and closed U.S. equity and options markets for two days in October.
The SEC, FINRA and CFTC say they contacted firms with a significant market presence to gain an understanding of how the firms were impacted by the events surrounding Hurricane Sandy; specific emphasis was given to business continuity plans and disaster recovery procedures.
The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE), the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight, and FINRA issued the advisory to encourage firms to review their plans so as to improve responses to and reduce recovery time after significant large-scale events.
"Market reliability and resilience are vital to investors and to the fair and efficient operation of capital markets," said OCIE Director Andrew Bowden, in a statement. "In partnership with our fellow regulators at FINRA and the CFTC, we are sharing these lessons learned from Superstorm Sandy to help industry participants better prepare for future events that threaten to disrupt market operations."
FINRA Executive Vice President Grace Vogel added in the same statement that "With hurricane season under way, and with the problems from last year fresh in mind, we trust that our member firms will review their business continuity planning procedures against these best practices."
Among some of the advisory's suggestions for effective practices include:
- Preparation for widespread disruption. Firms should consider the possibility of widespread lack of telecommunications, transportation, electricity, office space, fuel and water.
- Planning for alternative locations. When considering alternative locations (i.e., backup data centers, backup sites for operations, remote locations, etc.) firms should consider the implications of a region-wide disruption. Firms are encouraged to consider geographic diversity when determining the physical location of alternative sites.
- Telecommunications services and technology. Reliance on a single telecommunications service provider may lead to significant communications disruptions when that service provider is unable to operate. Firms should consider contracting with multiple telecommunications carriers to provide a failover to a different carrier to maintain fax, voice mail, landline and VoIP services. Firms should also consider evaluating how a telecommunication provider's contingency plans will affect the firm's ability to operate.
- Communication plans with customers and other external third parties. Firms should consider a plan for providing customers and trading counterparties with contact information so that business can continue.
- Regulatory and compliance considerations. Firms should consider time-sensitive regulatory requirements, since a crisis event can occur at any time, and firms should regularly update their business continuity procedures to include new regulatory and SRO requirements.
- Reviewing and testing. Firms should consider conducting full business continuity procedure tests and participating in industry testing, at least annually, but more frequently if changes are made.
Check out Regulators Renew Focus on Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery Plans by Tom Giachetti on ThinkAdvisor.


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Oscar Isaac is one of 2013's breakout stars for his role as the titular conflicted musician in the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. He talks to Jeremy Kay.
Inside Llewyn Davis star Oscar Isaac studied performing arts at the venerable Juilliard School and had been an accomplished musician for 20 years — but his guitar re-education would come from the unlikeliest source.
It was summer 2011 and the affable performer was in Long Island, New York, shooting the indie caper Revenge For Jolly!.
He had landed a second audition for the Coen brothers' new film and whenever he could, Isaac would practise the intricate Travis guitar-picking technique required for the eponymous lead role based on the lauded folk musician Dave Van Ronk.
"In between takes [of Jolly!] there was this guy playing in a bar and he picks up a guitar and starts playing in exactly that style — flawlessly," says Isaac. "Just amazing. One of the best I've ever heard. So I go over to him and ask him what his story is and he says he's been living here for a long time. I told him I was auditioning for this movie, and he says he played with Dave."
The man's name was Erik Frandsen and before long, Isaac was taking lessons at his new friend's home in Manhattan's MacDougal Street, coincidentally the thoroughfare that inspired the title of Van Ronk's memoir, The Mayor Of MacDougal Street.
Isaac recalls an early encounter and chuckles. "He asked how long I'd played and I said 20 years, and he said: 'Nah. You've owned a guitar for 20 years. You've been playing for maybe six months.' And I was like, 'Fair enough, fair enough.'"
Over time, Isaac grew more familiar with Travis-style picking and that helped enormously by the time he began his tutelage with another master, executive music producer and frequent Coens collaborator, T Bone Burnett.
'There's zero vanity with the Coens… They set the stage for people to do their best work'
Oscar Isaac
"We found my guitar, which is this beautiful 1924 L1 [Gibson] and [Burnett] would listen to me play and help me loosen up — he just steeped me in a lot of that music. It was very organic. It was never dictated as to how to play. It was just more about stripping away," the actor remembers.
The entirely fictitious Llewyn Davis prowls Greenwich Village in 1961 — the same year that Bob Dylan burst onto the scene — and embodies the essence of folk singer-songwriters of the time, such as Van Ronk, who cherished the heritage of old blues recordings from the 1920s.
Van Ronk died in 2002 but in order to get a sense of the man, Isaac met his widow, Andrea Vuocolo Van Ronk, who visited the set of Inside Llewyn Davis several times. He also spoke with The Mayor Of MacDougal Street co-author Elijah Wald.
Tuned into history
"I grew up listening to Dylan but I didn't know about this time before," says Isaac. "You had these guys, these folk artists, who would find all these old songs and curate them and present them. So Llewyn is stuck in a place where all he does is play old songs and he doesn't make new songs, so what is he supposed to do? Is he supposed to change and make novelty songs to make a living?
"Then Bob Dylan comes in and synthesises what the Beat poets are doing with what the folk artists are doing. He starts writing poetry and putting it to old music. Whereas characters like Llewyn are preserving these old songs, rearranging them."
Isaac sought out the Coens when he heard about the film and was not disappointed working with them. "They're so darkly humorous but also childlike in their wonder and the mystery of existence. There's zero vanity with them," he adds.
"There's no pretence. They are what they are — I imagine them with berets in the Village as beatniks. They're so cool and relaxed and just not interested in any games. They set the stage for people to do their best work. It's the most relaxed environment I've ever been in so far as an actor."
Guatemala-born, Miami-raised Isaac stood out in roles in Drive and W.E., but Inside Llewyn Davis has opened "a bunch of doors" for Isaac — for instance, he is set to star opposite Jessica Chastain in JC Chandor's period drama A Most Violent Year. He will also take away the experience of the brothers not giving many compliments.
"What's great about that is… you're no longer looking for approval every take," says Isaac. "You're actually just doing the work. It makes you less square. You're not so needy; you're just doing the work."


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As the world buzzed Thursday about the purported unmasking of alleged Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, hundreds of local consumers and businesses were already using his virtual currency in their everyday lives.
The Bitcoin, invented in 2009 and worth about $650 a piece right now, is already accepted in at least 30 local businesses from the South Bay to the Inland Empire, according to websites like coinmap.org and usebitcoins.info. Hundreds of Los Angeles area residents participate in at least 10 Meetup groups that gather regularly to discuss the currency, ask questions and figure out how to use it.
And most involved say that Bitcoin's popularity will only keep going up from here.
"The Bitcoin is really hot and it's going to get hotter," said Chris Voss, 46, of La Habra, who started his own Los Angeles area Bitcoin Meetup group. "It's definitely a trending currency that is going to become probably the standard of currency in the world in the future the way things are going. Either it or something like it will probably replace currency as we know it."
He added that although there have been some concerning reports of fraud and hacks in recent months like the collapse of Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, he expects that as the currency gains steam, companies in the industry will become stronger and more secure.
"It's kind of a bit of the Wild West right now," said Voss, adding that he knew someone who lost more than $2 million in the Mt. Gox collapse. "That's why I haven't put a bunch of money in Bitcoin because I'm waiting for it to get better."
Many large scale and local companies are already jumping on the bandwagon, especially since a Bitcoin transaction doesn't come with a credit card fee. And the feeling is mutual between companies and employees eager to use Bitcoin; Overstock.com has already sold $1 million in Bitcoin transactions since it began accepting the currency in January.
Alex Bryan, who owns Call the Ninja computer repair service with locations in Culver City and Torrance, said he has had customers seek him out just to pay with Bitcoin. Since he began allowing customers to use Bitcoin, which comes with a 10 percent discount, he has seen two to three customers pay with it each month.
"Bitcoin is still in its formative stages so the people that have it oftentimes they are passionate about finding places that use Bitcoin as currency," Bryan said. "It just makes sense economically and people want to try it. It's simpler and cheaper for us to take that versus any other payment method."
To get Bitcoins, people can either "mine" them from Internet code using computer programs or purchase them from local exchanges. Online computer and technology retailer Newegg Inc., headquartered in Industry, said products for Bitcoin mining are "very popular," although the process has become more difficult and more expensive as Bitcoins have become more popular. The company said it is "seriously considering" accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment in the future.
"Late in 2011, mining Bitcoin was feasible for most PC owners, but as more were mined it became difficult to obtain them and mining-specific hardware was invented," Newegg spokesman Soren Mills said. "Today, Bitcoins are primarily mined in Bitcoin farms and individuals choose to mine other cryptocurrencies with consumer-grade hardware then exchange them for Bitcoins."
To make the virtual currency even more accessible to the average person, Bitcoin ATMs have popped up in Texas, Canada and Europe, and a few local start-ups are working to bring them to California this year.
CA Cryptocoin plans to establish two Bitcoin ATM machines, which it has already purchased from Robocoin, in Los Angeles within the next few months.
"In California in general there is just a huge market," said Cailen Sullivan, a CA Cryptocoin co-founder. "Almost everyone I talk to is interested. There is definitely a need for it."
The company has launched an Indiegogo page, which has already raised more than $7,000 for the ATM implementation. Sullivan, who lives in Orange County, said he hopes to install ATMs throughout California in an effort to make the currency accessible to everyone, with an emphasis on security and following federal and state currency regulations.
"It's gotten to the point now where Bitcoin is well known enough where you can bring it up in a dinner conversation but there's not really a place for people to got to start using it," Sullivan said. "So the idea now is we have lowered the barrier to entry … making it more available to the masses, which, in turn, will bring more liquidity."


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